Tett\u00fc told Plant Based News (PBN) that the ADCC Open is \u201cwidely regarded as one of the biggest and most prestigious grappling organizations in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Twenty-eight-year-old Tett\u00fc said that he has been \u201cvegan for the animals\u201d for over eight years, and that he believes \u201cit is important to show that it is possible to be vegan for ethical reasons while performing at a high level in demanding combat sports.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI became vegan for the animals in 2018 and I have been promoting veganism and animal rights since then,\u201d Tett\u00fc said. \u201cSince going vegan, I have achieved most of my major national and international results, and I now have a total of 155 competition matches.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Swiss martial artist has achieved undeniably impressive results<\/a> over the past few years while competing nationally and internationally, including at major events in Geneva and Z\u00fcrich in 2024, where he celebrated several wins.<\/p>\n Read more: This 73-Year-Old Raw Vegan Fitness Coach Is Powerlifting Champion<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018I like to keep it simple and healthy\u2019<\/p>\n Brazilian jiu-jitsu is notoriously difficult. It requires mental fortitude as well as physical skill, and martial artists must be able to maintain composure and problem-solve while under significant pressure during sparring and competitions.<\/p>\n Like many vegan athletes<\/a>, Tett\u00fc prioritizes nutrient-dense, whole foods. \u201cMy diet is based mainly on whole plant foods such as rice, pasta, potatoes, oats, beans, lentils, tofu, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds,\u201d Tett\u00fc said. \u201cI keep it simple and healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n PBN runs a sponsored content model. To explore how you can get featured, please email [email\u00a0protected]<\/a> or visit everkinddigital.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A vegan jiu-jitsu black belt took first in two different categories at the recent ADCC Switzerland Open in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[6],"tags":[9853,1002,48721,1202,82,51],"class_list":["post-105353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-zurich","tag-athlete","tag-health","tag-martial-arts","tag-news","tag-sport","tag-zurich"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116948301596707412","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Photo](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Benjamin-Tettu-vegan-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-black-belt-3-1004x1200.jpg\")
Benjamin Tett\u00fc In Z\u00fcrich, Benjamin Tett\u00fc took first place in the Adult Professional under 100kg category and the Adult Professional Open Weight category<\/p>\n